Automatic Lover, DJ Francis Medrano

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Automatic Lover on stage at the Bur Oak.
Automatic Lover
Automatic Lover is among a handful of recently coalesced bands quickly building a buzz in the Madison music scene, and it’s easy to understand why when you learn what bands the players are pulled from: beloved barnburners such as Smokin' with Superman, Youngblood Brass Band, the Funkee JBeez, and other high-energy outfits. With this crew, expect a playful blend of sounds to make you move, from deep funk to a variety of Latin styles to horn rock; a pair of initial recordings from a forthcoming album can be sampled on YouTube. Along with DJ Francis Medrano, this one should blow the roof off the Rooster.
media release: Automatic Lover is what happens when a singer from Sonora, Mexico, gets in a room with a drummer from the banks of Lake Superior. When keyboards steeped in jazz and salsa meet guitars raised on '80s hardcore and Afrobeat. When the bass slaps back at its early metal roots with a whole horn section of funk. This will be a high-energy show you will not want to miss!